Personal Growth & Reinvention for Women | say YES to yourself!

Wendy Harrop

If you're ready to stop living by everyone else's expectations and start creating a life that feels authentic, intentional, and fully your own, you're in the right place. Say YES to Yourself! is a personal growth podcast for women navigating life's transitions and asking, "What's next for me?" Through honest conversations and inspiring stories, host Wendy Harrop interviews women who have reinvented themselves, trusted their intuition, overcome life's challenges, and created meaningful change—one courageous yes at a time. Every Wednesday and Friday, Wendy sits down with authors, entrepreneurs, coaches, creatives, and everyday women to share honest conversations about personal growth, life transitions, and what's possible when you choose yourself. Whether you're navigating a career change, an empty nest, divorce, burnout, caregiving, entrepreneurship, or simply feeling like you've lost yourself, this podcast will remind you that your next chapter is still waiting to be written. You'll find conversations about:  Personal growth and self-discovery  Reinvention and life's transitions  Building confidence and trusting yourself  Purpose, fulfillment, and intentional living  Career changes and entrepreneurship  Relationships, boundaries, and people-pleasing  Divorce, grief, healing, and resilience  Creativity, courage, and living boldly  Women's empowerment and authentic leadership  This podcast explores questions like: • How do I reinvent myself when life no longer fits? • How do I stop people-pleasing and start trusting myself? • How do I rebuild after divorce, grief, or a major life transition? • How do I find purpose in my next chapter? • How do I create a life that feels aligned instead of expected? • How do I build confidence after years of putting everyone else first? • Is it too late to change careers, start a business, or follow a dream? • How do I reconnect with the woman I've become? If you're looking for encouragement, practical wisdom, and real stories from women who have chosen themselves—and found something even better on the other side—welcome. Your best chapter doesn't happen by accident. It begins the moment you say YES to yourself.

  1. 1d ago

    Self-Care Is Not One More Thing on Your List | Dori Martin

    Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself! Stories, Sourcing & Styling at Château de Brives Join Wendy Harrop and Sarah & George Haslett for an intimate French antique experience at Château de Brives, November 17–23, 2026. Spend six nights at the château, source alongside the experts at local brocantes and Bordeaux’s renowned Quinconces Antique Show, cook and gather around the table, and experience France through the lens of the collector. Limited to just six guests. → Learn more and reserve your place: wendy-harrop.com/experiences-cart/p/antique-experience-france What happens when a lifelong caregiver finally includes herself in the circle of care? In this episode, Wendy sits down with functional diagnostic nutrition practitioner Dori Martin to explore caregiving, burnout, self-trust, and the connection between joy and well-being. Dori shares how her partner’s terminal diagnosis—and her own experience of losing herself while caring for everyone else—changed the way she understands healing. Together, they consider what becomes possible when you stop carrying everyone else’s bags and start choosing what lights you up. They explore: How lifelong caregivers can stop carrying everyone else’s burdens and begin listening to their own needsWhy caring for yourself is not another task on your list, but the foundation that supports everything elseWhat it means to trust yourself, receive support, and choose what brings you joyIf you’ve spent years taking care of everyone else while quietly losing touch with yourself, this conversation is an invitation to put down what was never yours to carry—and say yes to the life that lights you up. Connect with Dori: Instagram: instagram.com/midlifeenergy.dori Her website: dorimartin.com YouTube: youtube.com/@MidlifeEnergy_Dori Case Study: dorimartinwellness.kit.com/casestudy Referenced in this Episode: The Manifestation Practice That Built a $37 Million Business | Max Lewis: buzzsprout.com/1872382/episodes/18893956  ________________________________________________________________________________________ Connect with Wendy: Linkedin Instagram: @wendy.harrop Facebook: Phineas Wright House Website: Phineas Wright House PWH Farm Stays PWH Curated Experience and Travel Interested in being a guest on the show? Send your pitch to podcast@phineaswrighthouse.com Podcast Production By Shannon Warner of Resonant Collective Want to start your own podcast? Let's chat! If this episode resonated, follow Say YES to Yourself! and leave a  5-star review. It helps more women in midlife discover the tools, stories, and community that make saying YES not only possible, but powerful.

  2. 6d ago

    Life Is Happening for You, Not to You | Amber RichBook

    Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself! Ready to Say YES to What’s Next? Space to Dream Global Workshops Join Wendy in cities around the world for an intimate workshop designed to help you create space, reconnect with what you want, and dream about what comes next.  wendy-harrop.com/experiences-cart/p/space-to-dream-globalSpace to Dream Solo Retreats at the Phineas Wright House Give yourself three uninterrupted days to rest, reflect, and reconnect with your vision during a private retreat that includes accommodations, meals, guided tools, and one-on-one coaching with Wendy.  phineaswrighthouse.com/the-shop/p/solo-retreatCoaching with Wendy Ready for personalized support as you navigate your next chapter? Explore ways to work one-on-one with Wendy. wendy-harrop.com/coachingIn this episode, Wendy sits down with Amber RichBook, a Forbes-featured transformational speaker, author, and personal mastery guide who helps individuals and organizations develop greater clarity, emotional intelligence, and self-trust. Amber shares how she models self-love and emotional responsibility for her three daughters, why she ultimately stepped away from corporate life, and what it means to build a life around your own alignment rather than someone else’s expectations. She also opens up about the experiences behind her TEDx Talk, Life Isn’t Happening To You, It’s Happening For You, and the practices that have helped her meet profound challenges with compassion, sovereignty, and trust in herself. They explore: Why saying yes to yourself often requires saying no to others and accepting that they may be disappointedHow radical self-responsibility can restore your sense of agency without absolving others of their actionsWhat it means to honor your emotions, trust your inner guidance, and choose what is aligned for you nowThis is a conversation about choosing yourself without requiring your life to resemble anyone else’s, remaining open to change, and meeting each new season with intention. Connect with Amber: Her TedTalk: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NixbVYJLfmQ Instagram: instagram.com/a.richbook LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/arichbook Websites:  arichbook.comamberrichbook.comReferenced in this Episode: Uplifters Podcast by Aransas Savas: theuplifterspodcast.com/podcast ________________________________________________________________________________________ Connect with Wendy: Linkedin Instagram: @wendy.harrop Facebook: Phineas Wright House Website: Phineas Wright House PWH Farm Stays PWH Curated Experience and Travel Interested in being a guest on the show? Send your pitch to podcast@phineaswrighthouse.com Podcast Production By Shannon Warner of Resonant Collective Want to start your own podcast? Let's chat! If this episode resonated, follow Say YES to Yourself! and leave a  5-star review. It helps more women in midlife discover the tools, stories, and community that make saying YES not only possible, but powerful.

  3. Sep 23

    How Speaking Your Truth Breaks the Hold of Shame | Candi Rose

    Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself! Ready to Say YES to What’s Next? Space to Dream Global Workshops Join Wendy in cities around the world for an intimate workshop designed to help you create space, reconnect with what you want, and dream about what comes next.  wendy-harrop.com/experiences-cart/p/space-to-dream-global Space to Dream Solo Retreats at the Phineas Writh House Give yourself three uninterrupted days to rest, reflect, and reconnect with your vision during a private retreat that includes accommodations, meals, guided tools, and one-on-one coaching with Wendy.  phineaswrighthouse.com/the-shop/p/solo-retreat Coaching with Wendy Ready for personalized support as you navigate your next chapter? Explore ways to work one-on-one with Wendy. wendy-harrop.com/coaching Content warning: This episode includes candid discussions of domestic abuse, suicidal ideation, substance abuse, explicit sexual content, and strong language. Please listen with care. In this episode, Wendy sits down with author and TEDx speaker Candi Rose for an honest conversation about shame, survival, and the freedom she found in telling the truth about her past. Candi shares how unresolved pain contributed to substance abuse, destructive choices, and an abusive relationship, as well as the moment she realized that visible success had not healed what she was still carrying. Writing her memoir, Naked, became part of facing her past, reclaiming her voice, and releasing the fear that someone else could use her story against her. They explore: Why achievement and external success cannot resolve the pain and shame we continue to hideHow sharing your story in a safe, nonjudgmental space can loosen shame’s hold and create meaningful connectionWhat it means to stop performing as the person others expect and begin choosing what you genuinely want for yourselfThis is a conversation about confronting the parts of your story you would rather keep hidden, finding support that allows you to speak without judgment, and remembering that transformation rarely happens in a straight line. Connect with Candi: On Instagram: instagram.com/millionaireflipper On Facebook: facebook.com/share/1FwbidKdCq/?mibextid=wwXIfr Her TedTalk: youtu.be/AApYIyGW6YQ?si=IyexueFAEyNNzSX3 Her Book: NAKED: A True Story: Incarceration, Abuse, Shame & Redemption: amazon.com/NAKED-Story-Incarceration-Abuse-Redemption/dp/B0D2JGCTM7?tag=syty-20 YouTube: youtube.com/@candirose ________________________________________________________________________________________ Connect with Wendy: Linkedin Instagram: @wendy.harrop Facebook: Phineas Wright House Website: Phineas Wright House PWH Farm Stays PWH Curated Experience and Travel Interested in being a guest on the show? Send your pitch to podcast@phineaswrighthouse.com Podcast Production By Shannon Warner of Resonant Collective Want to start your own podcast? Let's chat! If this episode resonated, follow Say YES to Yourself! and leave a  5-star review. It helps more women in midlife discover the tools, stories, and community that make saying YES not only possible, but powerful.

  4. Sep 18

    Stop Forcing Productivity and Start Leading Your Creative Work | Christine Carron

    Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself! Want to come inside La Menarderie? On Saturday, September 19, Wendy is opening the doors (virtually!) for a live tour of the château she and her friend Liz have been bringing to life in the French countryside. Come see the treasures she’s sourced, what they’ve been working on, and this beautiful old property while it’s still very much in progress. The tour is live on Zoom and will not be recorded. JOIN THE LIVE TOUR: wendy-harrop.myflodesk.com/lamenarderietour In this episode, Wendy sits down with Christine Carron of Good Jelly to challenge the idea that meaningful progress requires more pressure, discipline, or hours spent working. Christine helps highly capable creatives find patterns of progress that honor how they actually work, rather than forcing themselves into someone else’s system. Together, they explore what changes when you stop treating yourself like an assembly line, recognize the wins you usually dismiss, and begin leading your creative work with more spaciousness, self-trust, and delight. They explore: Why your creative process is allowed to look different from everyone else’s and change from one project, season, or day to the next How perfectionism and undefined finish lines keep you working without ever feeling the momentum of what you’ve completed Christine’s practice of creating “done boosts” by naming your endpoints and becoming flagrantly generous in acknowledging your progress This is a conversation about making room for creativity without running yourself into the ground. If you’re doing meaningful work but constantly focused on what remains unfinished, Christine offers a more sustaining way to recognize your progress and keep moving. Connect with Christine: Website: https://www.goodjelly.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christine-carron Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leagueofgoodjelly/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@goodjelly Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/gwb5WONWrI8 Referenced in this Episode: Aransas Savas' Episode, The One Question that Shifts Everything: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1872382/episodes/18652692  Episodes with Rachel Jackson: How to Stop Performing and Start Trusting Yourself | Rachel Jackson: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1872382/episodes/18586302Saying Yes To Your New Version With Rachel Jackson: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1872382/episodes/13455977________________________________________________________________________________________ Connect with Wendy: Linkedin Instagram: @wendy.harrop Facebook: Phineas Wright House Website: Phineas Wright House PWH Farm Stays PWH Curated Experience and Travel Interested in being a guest on the show? Send your pitch to podcast@phineaswrighthouse.com Podcast Production By Shannon Warner of Resonant Collective Want to start your own podcast? Let's chat! If this episode resonated, follow Say YES to Yourself! and leave a  5-star review. It helps more women in midlife discover the tools, stories, and community that make saying YES not only possible, but powerful.

  5. Sep 16

    A Vision of Mary Magdalene and the Wholeness Within | Aline Ghorayeb

    Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself! Want to come inside La Menarderie? On Saturday, September 19, Wendy is opening the doors (virtually!) for a live tour of the château she and her friend Liz have been bringing to life in the French countryside. Come see the treasures she’s sourced, what they’ve been working on, and this beautiful old property while it’s still very much in progress. The tour is live on Zoom and will not be recorded. JOIN THE LIVE TOUR: wendy-harrop.myflodesk.com/lamenarderietour And if you’re dreaming of more time in a French château, Wendy is also inviting just six guests to join her for Stories, Sourcing & Styling at Château de Brives, November 15–23.  EXPLORE STORIES, SOURCING & STYLING: wendy-harrop.com/experiences-cart/p/antique-experience-france In this episode, Wendy sits down with Aline Ghorayeb, author of A Change of Heart with Mary Magdalene, to talk about the spiritual vision that changed the direction of her life. Aline shares how the experience and the messages that followed led her to Mary Magdalene, called her to write despite never considering herself an author, and opened a new chapter in her spiritual journey. Her search to understand what she had received eventually led her to A Course in Miracles, the Gnostic Gospels, and a message that continues to guide her: we are not separate, incomplete, or alone. They explore:  How Aline discerns between fear-based reactions and choices that reconnect her with love  What it meant to trust a deeply personal spiritual experience and share its message with others  Why wholeness is not something we must earn or find outside ourselves, but something we are invited to remember This is a conversation about trusting your inner knowing, remaining open to the ways guidance may arrive, and releasing the conditioning that tells you something essential is missing from who you already are. Connect with Aline: Get her book, A Change of Heart with Mary Magdalene: Sacred Revelation, Gnostic Wisdom, Inner Alchemy: amazon.com/dp/B0G12DP4H6?tag=syty-20 VitalitybyAline.com Instagram: instagram.com/vitalitybyaline Referenced in this Episode:  A Course in Miracles: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/acim-remind/id737568020https://www.amazon.com/Course-Miracles-Combined-Quality/dp/1883360242?tag=syty-20marianne.com/acim/________________________________________________________________________________________ Connect with Wendy: Linkedin Instagram: @wendy.harrop Facebook: Phineas Wright House Website: Phineas Wright House PWH Farm Stays PWH Curated Experience and Travel Interested in being a guest on the show? Send your pitch to podcast@phineaswrighthouse.com Podcast Production By Shannon Warner of Resonant Collective Want to start your own podcast? Let's chat! If this episode resonated, follow Say YES to Yourself! and leave a  5-star review. It helps more women in midlife discover the tools, stories, and community that make saying YES not only possible, but powerful.

  6. Sep 11

    How Shame Keeps You Stuck in Relationship Patterns | Jessica Fern & David Cooley

    Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself! Ready for your own pattern interrupt? Explore Wendy’s upcoming experiences in France and discover what becomes available when you step outside your routine, learn something new, and say yes to an adventure that feels good. wendy-harrop.com/journeys In this episode, Wendy sits down with therapist Jessica Fern and restorative relationship practitioner David Cooley to examine how shame shapes the way we relate to ourselves and the people closest to us. They introduce the “inner shame triangle”: an inner critic that attacks, a shame part that absorbs and believes the criticism, and escaper parts that try to outrun it through over-functioning, under-functioning, busyness, or numbing. The conversation becomes deeply personal as Wendy reflects on her divorce and Jessica and David share how they ended their marriage, continued co-parenting, and created a new relationship structure that better meets their family’s needs. They explore:  How the inner critic, shame, and escaper parts reinforce one another and show up during relationship conflict  Why willingness and capacity are both necessary for couples who want to grow together  What it means to measure a relationship’s success by whether people’s needs are being met, not simply by how long it lasts This is a conversation about recognizing the internal patterns influencing your relationships, responding to yourself with greater compassion, and allowing relationships to evolve when the old configuration no longer works. Connect with Jessica & David: Get their book, Transforming the Shame Triangle: amazon.com/Transforming-Shame-Triangle-Using-Parts/dp/199086970X?tag=syty-20 JessicaFern.com RestorativeRelationship.com TheAzuriteWay.com Ask Jess & Dave Show: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGHjbRL3XbZT0ZppTALUwwBUub68uMiij ________________________________________________________________________________________ Connect with Wendy: Linkedin Instagram: @wendy.harrop Facebook: Phineas Wright House Website: Phineas Wright House PWH Farm Stays PWH Curated Experience and Travel Interested in being a guest on the show? Send your pitch to podcast@phineaswrighthouse.com Podcast Production By Shannon Warner of Resonant Collective Want to start your own podcast? Let's chat! If this episode resonated, follow Say YES to Yourself! and leave a  5-star review. It helps more women in midlife discover the tools, stories, and community that make saying YES not only possible, but powerful.

  7. Sep 10 ·  Bonus

    How to Trust the Next Aligned Yes | Wendy Harrop

    Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself! In this bonus mini episode, Wendy shares how a series of small, aligned yeses led to unexpected friendships, collaborations, and opportunities across France. From meeting Chef Eric in Normandy to expanding her work with Jessica Hickman-Woolcott and the Cognac Jewellery School, none of it arrived through a perfectly mapped-out plan. It unfolded one decision and one connection at a time. Wendy also shares how she recognizes her next right step, why she doesn’t need to see the entire path before moving forward, and the practices that help her distinguish intuition from resistance. You don’t have to know exactly how everything will work. You can quiet the noise, trust your own knowing, and take the next logical step. Referenced in This Episode: Listen to Wendy’s conversation with Jessica Hickman-Woolcott: buzzsprout.com/1872382/episodes/16767951 Explore the Cognac Jewellery School: Foundations: wendy-harrop.com/experiences-cart/p/cjs-foundation-2027Collections: wendy-harrop.com/experiences-cart/p/cognac-jewellery-school-collections-2027 Explore Wendy’s coaching offers: wendy-harrop.com/coaching________________________________________________________________________________________ Connect with Wendy: Linkedin Instagram: @wendy.harrop Facebook: Phineas Wright House Website: Phineas Wright House PWH Farm Stays PWH Curated Experience and Travel Interested in being a guest on the show? Send your pitch to podcast@phineaswrighthouse.com Podcast Production By Shannon Warner of Resonant Collective Want to start your own podcast? Let's chat! If this episode resonated, follow Say YES to Yourself! and leave a  5-star review. It helps more women in midlife discover the tools, stories, and community that make saying YES not only possible, but powerful.

  8. Sep 9

    Finding Belonging When You’re Living Between Two Cultures | Thymai Dong-Sheehan

    Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself! French Antiques Experience - Chateau de Brives: wendy-harrop.com/experiences-cart/p/antique-experience-france Cognac Jewellery School Foundations 2027: wendy-harrop.com/experiences-cart/p/cjs-foundation-2027 Cognac Jewellery School Collections Week 2027: wendy-harrop.com/experiences-cart/p/cognac-jewellery-school-collections-2027 In this episode, Wendy sits down with author and educator Thymai Dong-Sheehan to talk about identity, belonging, and the courage to tell your own story. Born in Vietnam and raised in the United States, Thymai grew up navigating two cultures while never feeling fully claimed by either. Years later, stepping away from her career to care for family left her grieving the loss of her worker identity, but it also gave her the space to pursue two dreams she had been saving for retirement: publishing The Beauties of My So-Called Asian Life and starting her own business. What emerged was an honest examination of the stories told about her, the parts of herself she had learned to minimize, and what it meant to finally decide that her experiences were valid and worth sharing. They explore:  How Thymai moved from feeling caught between Vietnamese and American identities to embracing the full complexity of who she is  Why releasing the need to prove she belonged required vulnerability, spirituality, community, and self-forgiveness  How losing confidence after leaving her career led Thymai back to the inner work behind her larger vision for educational change This is a conversation about claiming the right to tell your own story, allowing every part of your identity to belong, and trusting what can emerge when an unexpected pause creates room for something new. Connect with Thymai: ThymaiDongSheehan.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tmaidong Get her book, The Beauties of My So-Called Asian Life: Vulnerability, Equity, Spirituality: amazon.com/Beauties-So-Called-Asian-Life-Vulnerability/dp/B0F7GSKHVN?tag=syty-20 Referenced in this Episode: A Course in Miracles Links:  https://apps.apple.com/us/app/acim-remind/id737568020https://www.amazon.com/Course-Miracles-Combined-Quality/dp/1883360242?tag=syty-20marianne.com/acim/Creative in Residence at the Phineas Wright House: app.flodesk.com/form/6995f2e1ae676cb64b2c5b37 ________________________________________________________________________________________ Connect with Wendy: Linkedin Instagram: @wendy.harrop Facebook: Phineas Wright House Website: Phineas Wright House PWH Farm Stays PWH Curated Experience and Travel Interested in being a guest on the show? Send your pitch to podcast@phineaswrighthouse.com Podcast Production By Shannon Warner of Resonant Collective Want to start your own podcast? Let's chat! If this episode resonated, follow Say YES to Yourself! and leave a  5-star review. It helps more women in midlife discover the tools, stories, and community that make saying YES not only possible, but powerful.

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If you're ready to stop living by everyone else's expectations and start creating a life that feels authentic, intentional, and fully your own, you're in the right place. Say YES to Yourself! is a personal growth podcast for women navigating life's transitions and asking, "What's next for me?" Through honest conversations and inspiring stories, host Wendy Harrop interviews women who have reinvented themselves, trusted their intuition, overcome life's challenges, and created meaningful change—one courageous yes at a time. Every Wednesday and Friday, Wendy sits down with authors, entrepreneurs, coaches, creatives, and everyday women to share honest conversations about personal growth, life transitions, and what's possible when you choose yourself. Whether you're navigating a career change, an empty nest, divorce, burnout, caregiving, entrepreneurship, or simply feeling like you've lost yourself, this podcast will remind you that your next chapter is still waiting to be written. You'll find conversations about:  Personal growth and self-discovery  Reinvention and life's transitions  Building confidence and trusting yourself  Purpose, fulfillment, and intentional living  Career changes and entrepreneurship  Relationships, boundaries, and people-pleasing  Divorce, grief, healing, and resilience  Creativity, courage, and living boldly  Women's empowerment and authentic leadership  This podcast explores questions like: • How do I reinvent myself when life no longer fits? • How do I stop people-pleasing and start trusting myself? • How do I rebuild after divorce, grief, or a major life transition? • How do I find purpose in my next chapter? • How do I create a life that feels aligned instead of expected? • How do I build confidence after years of putting everyone else first? • Is it too late to change careers, start a business, or follow a dream? • How do I reconnect with the woman I've become? If you're looking for encouragement, practical wisdom, and real stories from women who have chosen themselves—and found something even better on the other side—welcome. Your best chapter doesn't happen by accident. It begins the moment you say YES to yourself.

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